Nachos Home Economics

Today in Home Economics, this time we made Nachos. In our Nachos we had peas, corn, beans, mushroom and corn chips. My group did a little better working together but its still a work in progress. The taste result was better and I enjoyed every bit. Overall, today's cooking lesson was good, and cant wait for many more to come.

Ingredients:

- Oil

- Mushrooms

- Onion

- Corn

- Beans

- Tomatoes (CHOPPED)

- Corn chips

- Grated cheese

Cooking Method:

1. Gather equipment & ingredients in correct amounts.
Reheat the grill to high.

2. Slice mushrooms

3. In a large non-stick pan:
Saute onion with a 1T of Oil for 2-3 mins (until clear)

4. To the pan add:
Corn, beans, 1/2 can of tomatoes, 1/2 can of beans
Stir, for 3-4 minutes until tomato is just softened

5. Arrange a large handful of corn chips around a plate
Spoon the bean mixture into the middle of the plate
Sprinkle cheese on top, place under the grill to melt

6. Remove from oven with gloves
Serve with sour cream (Optional)

There were no pictures of our dish, so here is a photo similar to what our dish looked like.

Potato Frittata

For this weeks practical lesson we made potato fritters! During this lesson we had someone new to our group, and there was lots of great communication and great team work. In the end we got the meal finished. Overall this was one of my many favourite practical lesson and it was a lot of fun.

Chicken Stir Fry

Today's practical lesson we were making chicken stir-fry. My team worked really well for this practical and we got the dish made quickly. The end result was delicious and it had a very rich flavor. Altogether it was a really fun practical and next time I would go crazy on the sauces. 

CHICKEN STIR FRY -
2 pieces of chicken
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoons sesame sauce
Any vegetable
2-minute noodles

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Saute the onions.
Add the chicken and cook until lightly browned
Add the vegetables and sauce.
cook for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables is cooked.

Here are the final results

Instrument Evaluation

 1. What have you studied in Music this term?, So far we have studied on how to play Piano, Ukulele and Guitar.

2. Which instrument have you enjoyed and why?, I have enjoyed Guitar so far because I find it very fun and easy to play.

3. Which instrument did you find most challenging and why?, I found playing the piano with my left hand difficult.

4. Which instrument are you going to focus on for the rest of the term and why? What would you like to achieve, I would like to focus on the Guitar for the rest of the term because I enjoy it a lot, and I would like to achieve learning at least one song on the Guitar.

Can Experiment

 
This week in Chemical, we are learning about matter.

Heated Can and Cold water Experiment

We have conducted an experiment using Cans with hot water and buckets with cold water to see what would happen when you put a heated can in cold water.
We started by boiling the Can with hot water and waiting for lots of steam to come out of the top, we then put the Can with boiling water in the cold water and it immediately crushed the Can. 
How did this happen?
When we heated the water in the can, it turned into steam. When you put the can upside down in cold water, the steam condenses and the Can fill with hot gas, contracts because of the changes in pressure and temperature.

The Piano

1. Where was the Piano invented and by who?, The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Italy. Cristofori was unsatisfied by the lack of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. He is credited for switching out the plucking mechanism with a hammer to create the modern piano in around the year 1700.

2. What did the first Piano look like?, The Piano Looks Like a HarpsichordWhen a key is pressed, a plectrum attached to a long strip of wood called a jack plucks the string to make music. This system of strings and soundboard, and the overall structure of the instrument resemble those that can be found in a piano.

3. What is the difference between a Piano and Keyboard?, Piano is an instrument with one original sound, where as a "Keyboard" has various different sounds and keys.

4. What have you enjoyed about learning the Piano/keyboard. What have you found challenging?, the one thing I've been finding difficult is trying to play with my left hand.

Workshop 5: Creating the illusion of the other Mother

1. - Looks like normal mum with button eyes
- dresses like the real mother
- softer/rounder edges - hip, head, knees, elbows
- clothes are basic design, no patterns, covers most of her body

2. - Head & nose - pointier/sharp,
- Sleeves get shorter
- Addition of red to colour palette
- Starting to get beatle shape from apron
- long baggy pants keep idea of softness.

3. - All weight has moved to hips/bum - accents beatle shape of dress
- red, black, white, more pattern, better/tighter fit, more skin showing.
- getting  longer & pointier - stretched neck, pointed elbows, shorter hair, pointed head & nose.

4. - Scissor/thing like - very skinny
- huge height increase - compared to oven
pointy head, elbows
- high heels
- full back outfit - red shoes
- little/ no fat left on body, lots of skin showing

5. - skinless, needle like, no face, paper thin
- has grown extra legs, fractured bones.
- looks alien - not human like
- clothes are more like tattered rags
- has become hunched over

* Gradual changes over time.
- takes more time to notice
- looks can be deceiving 
- changes as Coraline perception of her changes.

* Start - colour is warm, inviting, by the end is green, unnatural & creepy